Whether you’re answering emails, beating a deadline, or looking for even more freelance gigs, many professionals simply can’t imagine their career without a laptop. It has become the ultimate work gadget of the 21st century, which many laptops now powerful enough to be used like a PC. However, not all freelancers are the same—and as such, require different tools to get the job done.That being said, here are some of the best laptops for every kind of freelancer imaginable.Best CPU: Apple MacBook Pro (Image Credit: CNet)If you're in the tech field and often deal with multiple p...

There are a wide range of engineering degrees out there, reflecting the variety of specialties that an engineer can pursue in their professional lives. Engineering is definitely a solid career choice, and there is a specialty to appeal to anybody. You will, of course, need to learn to love math, as that will be at the heart of any engineering degree.But, no matter what type of engineering degree you are studying for, you will need a laptop to do your work on. In fact, depending on the engineering degree you are doing, you might need quite a specialized laptop; one that can handle 3D modeling a...

Imagine a situation of preparing for a short weekend trip to a smaller village or a countryside with beautiful nature, fresh air and breathtaking scenery, where your cousins are eagerly expecting you for their twentieth marriage anniversary; you seem to be almost ready, but one thing is missing!  A considerable amount of work is still ahead of you, and you also want to stay in touch with your friends, which makes it a bit difficult to decide whether it would be more suitable to take your laptop with you, or solely rely on your cell phone… or… simply pack your tablet and kill...

Here’s an introductory quote from The Story of W&L, a tale of China’s great internet divide:China does not have one so-called “national internet,” instead there’s a great divide. It encompasses the elite with ThinkPad laptops and also the grassroots with MTK Shanzhai mobile phones. Our elites are on par with America, while our grassroots are on par with Vietnam. This is the story of W&L, two representatives of China’s great internet divide.The original post (Chinese-language) was written in July 2010 by Simon Shen (申音) and&nb...